If I only knew what I was doing, it might be nice.....have a Twitter and a Facebook page but don't know how to do anything with them either.....

But I can't let another day go by without declaring that it is a mystery where citizenship and responsible citizen participation have gone in this nation. The mystery is further deepened by mostly Republican vitriolic actions since the health care bill was passed. First, it's NOT a health CARE bill, but a bill that puts the squelch on the insurance companies so that eventually we can ALL GET HEALTH CARE. When these regulations finally fall into place, those companies will not be able to do so much damage as they have in the last few years of mainly concern for the elevated incomes of their employees (especially the higher ups).

I'm an antique, so where did I get the silly notion that HEALTH CARE INSURANCE amounted to me lending a company money on a regular basis to use for their own purposes until I NEEDED IT, at which time they took care of me???? Somehow this has evolved into a kind of bottomless pit into which we pour money, and then when we need some assistance as promised, they close the TOP and leave us blowing in the wind.

I've been continuously puzzled in the past year by the way the political party known as Republican has shown that they can dish it out (think previous administration) but they can't take it. If I'm not mistaken, the other political party won an election based on a need for change. But former party just couldn't grasp that reality....in fact, it fractured itself in the process of reacting to the notion that it hadn't prevailed. The about face some (especially the older geezers) have made in order to fall in line and scare the S... out of those who believe the mostly false rhetoric nonsense is truly remarkable.

What makes me laugh out loud in the midst of this scare is that a huge majority of the folks who declare that they can't stand goverment control over health care (which it is not) are actually dependent themselves on government support like Medicare and Medicaid and Social Security.

While I'm not a political radical, I'm truly amazed at the lack of civility shown by the fringe these last few days. Guess it's tough when you're not in the majority any more and have to abide by what those who are say is needed. The actions they take are real and dangerous. This gut thrashing about is not worthy of us as a democracy. I truly pray that it will stop. I fervently hope things will calm down and we can get back to a point where spirited and balanced (even intellectual) discussion will prevail.